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A review by amysbookishlife
The Island by M.A. Bennett
3.0
Thank you to Hot Key Books for sending me a copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
M.A. Bennett is an author that I've heard a lot about in recent months and despite not reading S.T.A.G.S I was intrigued to read The Island .
The first part of the book I really did like although there were a few points during some of the bullying scenes when I felt a bit uncomfortable (this is due to past bullying experiences). Despite this I was really into the story and felt like there was a connection between Link and I and I do love when I can relate to a protagonist.
However, come the middle of the book this started to slip. I became annoyed with Link and how he was acting. His behaviour in my opinion was immature. Mind you, I can see why this was the case but it made for pretty uncomfortable reading.
Although there were a few problems I did like how character driven the story was. I am definitely someone who prefers character driven stories over plot driven ones and I felt that each character developed perfectly throughout. There were a few that stood out to me and these were the ones that I did love the most.
The Island was an okay read but I'll admit I was expecting better after all the hype. This hasn't deterred me from reading S.T.A.G.S at some point in the future though.
M.A. Bennett is an author that I've heard a lot about in recent months and despite not reading S.T.A.G.S I was intrigued to read The Island .
The first part of the book I really did like although there were a few points during some of the bullying scenes when I felt a bit uncomfortable (this is due to past bullying experiences). Despite this I was really into the story and felt like there was a connection between Link and I and I do love when I can relate to a protagonist.
However, come the middle of the book this started to slip. I became annoyed with Link and how he was acting. His behaviour in my opinion was immature. Mind you, I can see why this was the case but it made for pretty uncomfortable reading.
Although there were a few problems I did like how character driven the story was. I am definitely someone who prefers character driven stories over plot driven ones and I felt that each character developed perfectly throughout. There were a few that stood out to me and these were the ones that I did love the most.
The Island was an okay read but I'll admit I was expecting better after all the hype. This hasn't deterred me from reading S.T.A.G.S at some point in the future though.